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This study aimed to acquire knowledge of NTM infections in patients with suspected tuberculosis and to evaluate the genetic diversity of the strains.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this study, 230 clinical specimens were collected from suspected tuberculosis patients. Following decontamination with N-Acetyl-L-cysteine\u2013sodium hydroxide (NALC-NaOH), the sediments of specimens were inoculated onto L\u00f6wenstein\u2013Jensen medium and then incubated at 37\u00b0C for 8 weeks. The samples that yielded positive cultures were evaluated through the sequencing of conserved fragments of\n                      <jats:italic>IS6110<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>hsp65<\/jats:italic>\n                      . For those samples that were not identified as part of the\n                      <jats:italic>M. tuberculosis<\/jats:italic>\n                      complex (MTC) by\n                      <jats:italic>IS6110<\/jats:italic>\n                      PCR, further analysis was conducted via PCR to detect fragments of the\n                      <jats:italic>hsp65<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty-one NTM species were isolated from 230 clinical specimens (14 NTM from pulmonary specimens and 7 from extrapulmonary specimens). Among these, 12 (57.14%) were rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGM), and 9 (42.85%) were slow-growing mycobacteria (SGM). No\n                      <jats:italic>M. avium<\/jats:italic>\n                      complex (MAC) was identified in any of the specimens. Notably, the\n                      <jats:italic>M. kansasii<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>M. gordonae<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>M. abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                      strains presented significant genetic diversity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of infections attributed to nontuberculous species surpasses that attributed to tuberculosis. 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